November 15, evening, 9:40 p.m.

Ma Junxiao, the famous professional gamer "Swallowing the Sky Ghost Xiao", was successfully rescued by the police.

It is said to say "rescued...... In fact, he was "released".

Shortly after Dongfeng's arrest, the three kidnappers received a "telephone order" to release the hostages, which they did despite some hesitation.

A few minutes later, Ghost Xiao, who had left the residential building, was quickly protected by the police officers hiding in the shadows.

Evening, at 10:15, after getting together with his family, Ghost Xiao went to the hospital for a simple examination. Then, under his own will, he followed Brother Chan back to the unit to prepare for the competition.

On the other hand, the three "executors" who kidnapped Ghost Xiao executed the "retreat plan" at ten o'clock, and the result was ...... As soon as he went out, he was arrested.

With no hostages, it would have been easy for the police to subdue them...... It wasn't until they were escorted into the police car that the three men realized in hindsight that the last few directives did not appear to have been given by the "mastermind" himself.

Pity...... They noticed it too late.

Under the instruction of the Ninth Branch, the police listed the three executors as the main suspects, and the case ended there. Deputy Director Zheng and the other undercover agent were also imprisoned soon after...... Their hands are not clean, so they are threatened by the east wind; After this incident, these two were also disposed of together.

And what about the east wind...... fell into the hands of Jiuke, and even Feng Bujui didn't know what the fate of this product would be.

Anyway, Brother Jue didn't follow Bao Qing into the Jiuke headquarters, and after confirming that Ghost Xiao had been rescued, he asked Xiao Si (tonight, this rich and handsome doctor drove a trench car to be a driver for his friend) to drive him back.

Looking at the whole incident today, the only secret that has not yet been revealed is ...... "identity of the mastermind", that is, the identity of the person who paid to hire Dongfeng.

Of course, who is this person...... It doesn't matter. After Dongfeng enters the Ninth Branch, he will definitely explain the identity of this employer. Even if he is really very professional, he will not say anything about death...... With the ability of our Gu Section Chief (popularize science. When Gu Chen was young, he mainly worked in three professions, namely: doctor, ghost hunter, and detective), and he could find out the identity of the mastermind by reasoning alone.

"Have huge assets", "have the ability to participate in a huge amount of illegal gambling", "can contact a criminal counselor like Dongfeng", ...... People who fit these characteristics are not difficult to find. Feng Bujue also knew this very well, so he didn't dig into the clue of the mastermind, he just rescued the ghost, and then went home with deep merit and fame.

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November 16, 0:00.

The last semi-final of Pinnacle S2 finally started after a delay of nearly twenty hours.

At the request of Ghost Xiao and his family, the Order did not release any information about the kidnapping during the day.

In the eyes of the audience...... Everything is normal, just wait for a good win.

However, no one thought of it. The final result of this game will be ......

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"Abstaining?" When Feng Bujue and his teammates saw this announcement in the conference room, they almost muttered this sentence in a surprised tone.

Who would have thought...... This pinnacle battle between Order and the gods ended in a hasty abstention from the gods.

"Won't you...... There's no reason for that......" Hanama wondered when she saw the news.

"Could it be...... Is today's kidnapping really related to them? Xiao Si looked at Brother Jue and said, "When they find out that the ghost is safe and sound, they will be thieves...... Directly abstained? ”

"No...... Shi Long is not that kind of person. Feng Bujue continued in a categorical tone.

Shi Long, the real name of Shiva in real life, uses the name of a Hindu deity in the game, and in reality...... He also has a rather resounding name.

"I don't know him very well, but I can see ...... This guy's character and temperament are not bad. Brother Jue raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Si. Speaking of which...... He's also a rich second generation. ”

"Hey...... Why do you look at me when you talk about the rich second generation......" Xiao sighed and couldn't help but spit out.

"Okay......" Feng Bujue said, turning his head to look at the three beauties in the team, "What about him...... is also a rich second generation. ”

Before the words fell, the snacks in the hands of the three people flew out at the same time. quickly confused Brother Jue's face.

"OK~OK~" Brother Jue wiped his face and said again, "He is similar to Jin Fugui...... is also a rich second generation. ”

With that, he looked at the reactions of his teammates...... Take the Trace Department as an example. Everyone doesn't seem to have any opinions.

So, Feng Bujue continued: "As we all know, the rich second generation is also divided into grades...... For example, several of your families. Probably equivalent to the level of the crown princes of Arab countries; As for Jin Fugui's family, counting real estate, the assets are also over 100 million, but they are far worse than you. He paused, "As for Shi Long's family...... It's more than ten times more than the rich and noble family. So, at the age of his early twenties, he relied on his family's funding to start a business...... Jin Fugui can only start from a small game studio, while Shi Long can start directly from a large company. ”

Brother Jue said, picked up the drink on the table and took a sip: "Say a digression...... I think in terms of operational ability in reality, at most two years, Jin Fugui will be able to catch up with Shi Long; Obviously, the latter is more suitable for being a professional player, in terms of operation...... Shi Long is basically a hands-off shopkeeper. In the past few years since the establishment of the gods, the daily affairs of the studio have been taken care of by others. I think...... This is also the reason why the gods have always been crushed by order; Fundamentally speaking, Shi Long is not a businessman, he often looks at problems from the perspective of a player or a team captain, rather than from the perspective of a capitalist or operator. While there are advantages to this approach in some ways, in the long run...... It is not conducive to the profitability and development of enterprises. ”

"Alright, don't go too far." Seeing that Brother Jue was chatting with each other, Hanama quickly brought the topic back, "Just tell me why you think he wouldn't instigate the kidnapping." ”

"It's very simple......," Feng replied unconsciously, "the motive is not valid." ”

"Huh? According to the usual logic...... He's the most motivated, isn't he? Xiao Si asked.

"No......" Xiao Ling interjected thoughtfully at this time, "It looks like that, but the truth is the opposite......"

"That's right." Feng Bujue nodded and said, "People are paying attention to the 'result' of the game. But they ignore the 'meaning' of the game......"

Speaking of this, Hua Jian's eyes turned, and he suddenly realized: "That's right! Shiva is not only interested in the 'result of victory', but more importantly, the process of victory. ”

"Yes, yes." Brother Jue snapped his fingers and continued, "Since the launch of "Thriller Paradise", the ID of [Sky Swallowing Ghost Xiao] has occupied the title of 'strongest' all year round, whether it is the official leaderboard, the player's spontaneous ranking, or the reports of various media...... He is recognized as the first person in the game. Originally...... The strength of Order's 'drunken life and dream death' may not be stronger than that of the 'Four Heavenly Kings of the Gods', but just because of a ghost, the gods have also been suppressed in terms of their most proud 'combat power'. He paused for two seconds. "And there is only one way to change this situation...... It is to defeat the first team of the order where Ghost Xiao is located in the game to prove the strength of the gods. ”

"Understood......" Ruoyu on the side also followed Brother Jue's train of thought, and muttered at this time, "For Shiva, this head-to-head confrontation with order ...... Maybe even more important than the final. He is the last person who wants Ghost Xiao to be unable to play...... Because he needs to defeat a team of Orders with ghosts in order to justify the gods. On the other hand...... It doesn't make much sense to win a team that doesn't have a ghost to reach the finals. ”

"That's right...... "Hanama replied too." If today's order is defeated because the ghost Xiao failed to fight...... People's evaluation of Ghost Xiao will not decrease, but will even become higher......"

"So...... Shi Long had no reason to do that. Feng Bujue spoke again at this time, "In addition, the motive we just discussed ...... 'kidnapping the opponent's main player in order to advance to the finals'. It's just a superficial motive that anyone can see; Real motivation...... As I said to you before (at this time, Brother Jue has naturally told his teammates all about today's daytime), it should be related to peripheral gambling. He spread his hands, "And that...... It's even more unlikely to have anything to do with Shi Long...... Not to mention that other people's families are not bad at money, and they earn legal money...... Let's talk about Shi Long's character. It also belongs to the type that will never gamble. It's not once or twice that I've fought him, and his steady fighting style is similar to Blade's [Broken Army], and he is the kind of absolute sanist. This kind of person is strong and proud in spirit; The luck mentality, or the gambler mentality, is a bad habit for the weak in their eyes. They're also not very good at intrigue and 'luck'...... They are the kind of people who like to use their strength to convince each other. ”

"And the 'mastermind' ......," Hanama continued with Brother Jue's words, "is he just a dirty gambler?" ”

"Heh......" Feng Bujue sneered, "The word 'gambler', that person is not worthy, and 'dirty' is not used exactly, but I understand what you mean." He shrugged, "In any case, Shi Long will never have anything to do with today's kidnapping, he is completely unaware of what happened during the day...... "As he spoke, Brother Jue looked up at the ceiling with a contemplative look on his face, "The gods suddenly abstained...... There must be another reason......"

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16th, 3:20 a.m.

After being bombarded with messages, emails, and phone calls for hours, Shi Long, exhausted, finally returned home.

About three months ago, Shi Long and his fiancée had a wedding, but the two of them had lived together several years ago.

Their home is a villa in the downtown area of S City (there are very few villas in the city, but there are still some of them, and of course, the price is very ...... Very expensive), the villa is not far from the main headquarters of the gods, ten minutes by car.

Shi Long's wife worked in his company as an assistant; The two go in and out together every day, and they are very affectionate.

But tonight, after Shi Long drove his wife home, he let her go back to the room to rest alone.

And Shi Long himself...... He came to the study, locked the door, and sat behind a desk...... Lost in thought.

The wife didn't come to bother him, she understood...... At this time, she didn't have to ask anything, she didn't have to say anything.

This is a moment when a man needs to be quiet.

However, I'm afraid he won't be able to do so......

Huhuhu-

After a sound of metal rollers grinding, a bookshelf wall behind Shi Long moved halfway horizontally.

A man stepped out of it.

When Shi Long heard the voice, his expression changed sharply and he turned his head suddenly, but he saw it......

"Don't you know?" Shi Long was shocked, "Why are you in my house?" He paused for half a second, then added, "How did you get into the vault?" ”

"I'd like to talk to you, but I think you're going to be busy tonight." Feng walked out with a smile, and walked to the sofa next to the desk and sat down, "And...... There are some things that are more convenient to say in person, so I just came over. ”

"I'm not asking why you're here......" Shi Long's expression was still not very friendly, of course, this is also human nature...... Even if it's your best friend, sneaking into your home without your knowledge, you'll be furious, not to mention that they don't have a deep friendship, "I'm asking how you got in!" ”

"Oh...... That'......" Feng Bujue replied with a lazy expression, "Your family's anti-theft system hasn't been upgraded since you bought this villa, right?" Although it is more than enough to defend against ordinary thieves, it is almost like window paper when you meet a master......" As he spoke, he took out a note from his arms, "Give it to ...... This is my invasion route map, which I drew out boredly while waiting for you in the vault; The method of intrusion has been indicated, and some of my instructions for the anti-theft system have been attached. You take the time to show it to the people at the security company and ask them to upgrade the system for you, I promise...... After it was done, except for Ethan. No one can get in as an agent of Hunter's level. ”

Shi Long looked at Brother Jue with a blank expression, speechless on his lips, and thousands of grass and mud horses roared past in his heart......

After standing there for a few seconds, Shi Long took the piece of paper, glanced at it, and then carefully folded it and put it in the desk drawer......

"Oh, and by the way, I stumbled upon that 'vault'." After sending out the note, Feng Bujue put his hands on the back of his head, leaned back on the sofa, and continued in a casual tone, "I originally wanted to wait for you in the study, but in the process of sneaking in...... Through observation, I noticed some abnormalities in the structure of the villa, so I looked for ......"

"Brother Feng......" Shi Long was not in the mood to listen to his nonsense at this time, he interrupted Brother Jue and said, "I'm ...... now I'm not in the mood to talk to you. Whether you're a novelist or a hidden international thief...... At this moment, I just want to ask you to leave my home. When he said this, his demeanor was very serious, "I won't say anything unpleasant, I just say, 'Please go out, or I'll call the police.'" ”

"Call the police?" Feng Bujue heard this, without the slightest intention of getting up from the sofa, he showed a meaningful smile and responded, "Heh...... You and I are well aware of what you have encountered...... The police can't help you solve it......" (To be continued......